Today was wonderful in a few different ways…
First, the ocean was amazing, so much so that we skipped our weekly ACA meeting to luxuriate in the cool, clean, healing water. Beth and I spent two hours, 9:30 -11:30 and almost all of that was in the waves. Heaven.
Second, we spent part of this afternoon (as we did yesterday) enjoying a portion of a local artist tour. Once a year, local or visiting artisans open their studios to the public here on LBI. We talked to a bunch of folks, learned a lot and enjoyed some of their work in Barnegat Light and other small towns. I have to admit that I didn’t want to go, at first, but I’m glad I did.
Here at LBIF, we ran into an artist we have seen a few times. She is returning to work with the kids next week. I am not sure what she does with the campers, but today she showcased two modalities: geometric portal paintings and sound bathing. Beth and I hung out with her for an hour and she treated us to a lovely sound bath that helped balance my chakras! More heaven!
I also loved learning about her portal paintings, a form of Art Medicine that was entirely new to me. It built on an idea we heard from another painter – the point of interest or focal point – that I had never heard of before. After hearing it described once, though, we spoke with many artists who agreed that there is often something in a painting designed to draw our attention. Hmmm.
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Beth and I are considering the idea of reducing the amount of therapeutic input for the remainder of our trip. The more I think about it, I believe that we might be due for a change in the frequency of self-growth activities. It may be time to be more passive, to ratchet down our desire to improve ourselves and see what comes up.
Stay tuned. I think it’s already beginning.